This past weekend was another busy Saturday with a mostly quiet Sunday, so it’s hard to complain about that! I kinda like it when we have quiet Sundays around here….. The weekends are coming soon where those no longer exist.

Saturday started off with us joining the BMW Club on a Pennies From Heaven Rally, as part of the local fundraiser for the Guilds School that helps out special needs children & their families. There were a total of seven teams, and we managed to get third place! :D Lunch was at Red Robin with the Club.

Afterwards, we spent a couple of hours helping collect change for the same fundraiser with the Porsche Club. From there, we stopped by a local park to check out the Japanese Gardens. My Diana enjoyed the scenery. ;)

We picked up some delicious beers on the way home…. I’m working on liking more; so far I’m a huge fan of lambics!

On Sunday we headed out to an antiques show, where we made a few awesome purchases! A Gulf patch, a pack of Porsche cards that we might mount & frame and a sweet vintage Matchbox 911 Turbo.

While doing a few errands, we ran into this awesome pair of Hudson Hornets.

Finally, there were the typical Sunday Porsche Projects. We got her bra fitted, and got her replacement engine sound deadening in. :) While I didn’t necessarily want to drown out engine noise, the panel is more for aesthetic purposes for me — it’s a cleaner finish to the engine bay. Quite happy with how we managed to get it done!

And that was that! The 911 is all ready for our journey to Seattle for the weekend. If you’re in the area, I highly recommend stopping by the University of Washington’s campus on May 4th for the Red Square Car Show. And, if you plan on being there, let me know if you care to say hi! I don’t bite. ;) And my Carrera is quite pretty….. Hehe.

This past Saturday happened to be the first BMW CCA drive for the Inland Empire chapter this year, as well as our first BMW Club drive. And it was a great drive!

We had fantastic weather, and a turn out of 20 cars for the drive. We got to take advantage of our location and make a lap of the beautiful Lake Coeur d’Alene, finishing with a private lunch at the Coeur d’Alene’s golf course restaurant.

We started off near the back of the group, since we had never pushed our e92 335xi before, AND we were one of a few cars still on snow tires….. Ew! Oh, we weren’t ALL BMWs either… There was this Lotus Elise that tagged along, as well as one or two others. :)

I finally got a good photo of our Bimmer with her color-matched fender reflectors installed. They were done a few weeks ago but I haven’t gotten the chance to snap a photo until Saturday…. They make a huge difference!

There was lots of curvy roads….

A stop at a small town gas station that had ethanol free premium!

More curves, with some nice lake views…..

And then my favorite part…. LUNCH! :P Which overlooked the infamous floating green hole. (The course was closed for another day or two, so nobody was out playing.)

Finally, there was the newly acquired club sticker for our e92. :)

There was also an autocross involving golf carts and beer goggles…. But that wasn’t really my cup of tea, so you get none of that. (It wasn’t as fun as it sounds if you ask me!)

All in all, it was a great day, with great cars and great people! I can’t help but look forward to more drives this year. I believe the next one for us is in a couple of weeks, and that will be our first club drive with our 911 and the PCA. :D

Yeah, long time no see, eh? Though I bet you’re used to my really fickle nature….. (I’m a Gemini, can you tell yet?)

Anyhow, it’s somewhat recently become February (I’m only a week behind) and I figured it was time to post more than photos with captions and the odd sub-140 character thought.

Yes, I probably posted all of these on Instagram. So go follow there then if you aren’t. I try to make it fun I promise. But, if you want more of what I do, here’s where to get it….

For one, I hope everyone had a very happy New Year. I had a lot of fun getting somewhat dolled up for photos with my e92 335xi. :)

Shortly afterwards, my hubby came home!!!! That’s been a big part of why I went kinda AWOL myself, ha. It’s been a bit messy trying to once again blend work schedules, winter weather and only one car that doesn’t mind the ice much…. It’s not that fun, still. But I’d much rather work on logistics than have him gone anymore.

It didn’t take long after he was home to visit some pretty cars…. I posted this M5 before, so I tried to be fancy getting the 335 in the shot. My idea of my present & future. ;)

A quick stop by the Porsche dealer also yielded an encounter with this 997 Turbo waiting to be shipped…

We then headed down to meet with a guy who is helping us in our current car search, which is officially underway. There were many great cars to meet down there…

Plus a drive in an excellent 1984 911 Targa. Sadly that wasn’t the car I’m looking for, and it is sad because she drove beautifully… Sigh.

Oh, I’ve been eating too. Like this Brie and apple panini. Yuuuuuuuuuum.

I got to drive my baby to get gas, though lately she’s been driving with my husband to work. Weather is still too unpredictable for me to take her. Sigh. I miss driving her a lot.

It’s been a while, again….. Sigh. Mostly because my life is seriously REALLY boring right now!

In just a couple of weeks, though, I’ll be kicking off the search for my Porsche 911….. I imagine I’ll have things to share then. Also because my amazing husband comes home and I won’t be hiding at home most of the time any more. ;)

I hope everyone has an amazing Christmas, as well as a safe and happy New Year! I may or may not post again before 2013….. If I don’t, I’ll see you on the other side! ;) (I’m sure I’ll be posting regularly on Instagram, lol.)

It’s been a while, again….. Sigh. Mostly because my life is seriously REALLY boring right now!

In just a couple of weeks, though, I’ll be kicking off the search for my Porsche 911….. I imagine I’ll have things to share then. Also because my amazing husband comes home and I won’t be hiding at home most of the time any more. ;)

I hope everyone has an amazing Christmas, as well as a safe and happy New Year! I may or may not post again before 2013….. If I don’t, I’ll see you on the other side! ;) (I’m sure I’ll be posting regularly on Instagram, lol.)

I know the first of December isn’t until Saturday, but I’m super excited for it. It is finally the tail end of being alone, as well as the tail end of 2012, a crazy year.

Taryn over at iheartstance has a really great post up that I think everyone needs to read. For me, it made me think….. And what follows is a few of these thoughts.

For one, I can sympathize greatly with the sale of her Miata and the closing of a chapter like that. Earlier this year I sold my own Miata, as well as my 240sx. It was the end of a story, and in many cases letting go of some dreams and knowing that not everything I want to do will be possible or make sense to do.

I’m thankful that I can say I don’t regret the choice, and I have absolutely no desire to own either of those two again. It’s been a while and I still don’t have the reason I sold them yet, but I hope to soon….

Funny enough, I also said goodbye to a brief period with the 2011 STi we had. It wasn’t the STi herself, she was great….. It was definitely us. We didn’t like the community, both of Subarus and what “imports” have become in general. That meant that, of the four cars we started 2012 with, we said goodbye to three.

Thankfully, we said hello to our BMW 335xi, and I LOVE her. After we bring the 911 home, I dare say it’ll feel complete…. Having those two, and the car I will NEVER get rid of, my S2000.

Speaking of the S, she kinda got spoiled this year. She got some goodies, and the tires she got were chewed up on the track in October amidst great fun. Yup, she does need new tires already….. Lol. I’m hoping to get her back on the track next spring.

So how does this tie into Taryn’s post? It’s the journey aspect. Just as she can see how she’s grown, so can I….. And where she decided to get into vintage Japanese, I’m going a different route….

To classic European, as well as modern day European sports cars & the exotics.

To me, this is what I love and am drawn to. This is where I feel I fit in best. This is where I wanted to be and this is where I’m standing at the edge of becoming a true part of it.

In January, I will be officially kicking off the search for what will be MY Porsche 911. My FIRST Porsche 911. And I say that with great confidence, knowing that there will be others.

Just as Taryn had to sell her Miata to continue with her beautiful S30 Z project, so too did I part ways in order to make this a reality. I had to sell the cars, and then I have all but said adios to the “import” community.

I do hold exceptions to what I like in Japanese cars especially, though. I will always love the classic vintage Japanese cars. As I said before, I will NEVER sell my S2000…. She finally gets to start her journey to becoming a track car. But, as a whole, I don’t belong there. I don’t think I ever belonged there, really….

But I know where I do belong. And I feel welcome there and happy in that world. I have a subscription to Hemming’s Sports & Exotic Car magazine, so that I can learn more about all classics and exotics. In 2013, I plan to visit more places and meet more people and really enjoy what these cars, and especially their owners and caretakers, have to offer.

I’m excited to dig deeper into this world. And the first step is undoubtedly finding my 911. And that’s why I’m glad it’s December. That will be soon. It’s close and not too far away…..

Basically, I’ve been thinking of my own journey a lot. 2012 was a big growing year….. And I know there will be big things in 2013. And I can’t wait for that.

While it isn’t officially winter yet, it may as well be here in terms of things going on. Really, it’s back to the quietness of hardly having anything to go and do….. And dealing with holiday shoppers is definitely not my idea of fun, so I do hide a lot instead of venturing out.

It’s a big contrast to the summer, where there are some months that I have things to go and do every weekend! Though I am looking forward to getting my snowboard out for my second longer season with that. :)

As it is with many people, winter here is a time of saving and scheming for what to do with the cars in the spring….. And just waiting for the warm weather to return, haha.

Here we have only had two days with snow, an inch or so one night and a few inches a couple of nights later. What we have had a lot of so far is rain….. One day, on my way to work I spied one huge, insanely bright rainbow and a faint second rainbow right next to it. After, some debating about whether I had time to stop, I found a quick spot to take these photos:

They aren’t perfect by any means, but a rainbow really isn’t something you can control…. Haha. They may not be ideal perfect photographs, but I’m happy that I have them and stopped to take the chance to shoot them. I would have kicked myself had I not!

Other than that, I’ve been doing a fair amount of baking…. This weekend I made some Russian Tea Cakes. :) Yum!

Other than that, I got my husband a tiny gift on Black Friday, car related of course! Looking forward to that getting here and hopefully getting it all perfect for when he gets home.

Because its been quiet, I may start sharing some of the spring plans….. Will have to see how things go, huh? It is kinda nice being slow & quiet for a little while!

As winter gets into its lull, car things have very much quieted down and I’m lucky to have an event once a month now.

However, I’m still focused on my cars and saving up for my 911….

As of late, there was the first dusting of snow my 335xi and I faced. She did amazingly well and I’m feeling pretty confident that this winter won’t be super ugly for us. Starting to really look forward to getting my snowboard out for the first time this season.

I was super excited when BMW picked my Roundel Art photo to feature on their official Instagram page!! :D Mine is the one right in the middle!

On Sunday my friend sent me off with two of his cars for quick photoshoots to make Christmas cards….. How awesome is his Mini Cooper S?!

When I stopped at Walmart I found this pair of Initial D AE86s to add to my collection…. They are very cool, haha. Absolutely not the first Initial D things in my house!

And then there was a very yummy cheap sushi lunch yesterday.

Also, a very happy birthday to my love today! ^_^ I wish you were home already…. I miss you like crazy.

But this is the little things that occupy my time while I’m waiting for the few events I have to look forward to to happen…. It’s not that bad, really. :)

As winter gets into its lull, car things have very much quieted down and I’m lucky to have an event once a month now.

However, I’m still focused on my cars and saving up for my 911….

As of late, there was the first dusting of snow my 335xi and I faced. She did amazingly well and I’m feeling pretty confident that this winter won’t be super ugly for us. Starting to really look forward to getting my snowboard out for the first time this season.

I was super excited when BMW picked my Roundel Art photo to feature on their official Instagram page!! :D Mine is the one right in the middle!

On Sunday my friend sent me off with two of his cars for quick photoshoots to make Christmas cards….. How awesome is his Mini Cooper S?!

When I stopped at Walmart I found this pair of Initial D AE86s to add to my collection…. They are very cool, haha. Absolutely not the first Initial D things in my house!

And then there was a very yummy cheap sushi lunch yesterday.

Also, a very happy birthday to my love today! ^_^ I wish you were home already…. I miss you like crazy.

But this is the little things that occupy my time while I’m waiting for the few events I have to look forward to to happen…. It’s not that bad, really. :)

The last Saturday of October, the dealership decided to throw an Oktoberfest celebration….. Only fitting for a bunch of fantastic German cars, right?

Well, I certainly can’t say no to a day at one of my favorite places with a bunch of my favorite people. :) And even some special surprises….

I’ll start with this German beauty, a 997 GT3. Always a car I love to see.

Sharing her space was this gorgeous Italian girl….. A 458 Italia Spyder. This was the first 458 I’ve seen since the one I drove in March, and the first Spyder for me. Watching the top go down is like art…. Ferrari does an amazing job. Her & her garage pal the GT3 were being babysat until they were picked up to go down to their owner’s place in California. (But yes, are local to here otherwise.)

It was a cloudy and slightly rainy day, and this 997 had a perfect color to match the day….. Loved it.

My 335xi made a friend in this Carrera, showing me what a cute pair she makes with a 911. Not too much longer to go until I can get a photo like this whenever I want….

German food. Yum.

It was also an open house for the dealership, so the keys to many cars were being given to people curious about ones they may not have driven. Having already driven the 991 911 & new Boxster myself, I wasn’t sure if I should drive anything….

Until I realized turning down the keys to a Porsche was just silly. I asked for the key to this gorgeous 997 911 and decided to go and take a few photos with her. She proved to be an excellent model and did wonders to cheer me up. I will absolutely own a 997 some day, I love them very much!

Oh, and there was my attempt to drink beer…… Didn’t go so well for me. But I tried.

And that was that for a very fun day. This is likely the last big event of the year that I will be going to….. Aside from hopefully going to the BMW Club’s winter banquet, it’s time for the winter lull. What that means is its time to save up money and scheme for spring….. ;)